| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Charley Slawski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony West (fresh) SF - Stephen Niles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Tapia (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Earl Hisey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forest Alba (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marion Ogata (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Milwaukee | Tony West misses short on an open shot from the left side | 33-30 |
| 19:38 | Butler | The rebound goes to Marion Ogata | 33-30 |
| 19:33 | Butler | Forest Alba is hacked by Charley Slawski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charley Slawski, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:15 | Butler | Forest Alba drills a 3 from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 18:48 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 18:46 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 18:17 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson is denied on a layup by Stephen Niles | 33-33 |
| 18:16 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson tips it home | 33-35 |
| 17:55 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia hits a wide open fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stephen Niles | 35-35 |
| 17:31 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-35 |
| 17:30 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 17:28 | Butler | Marion Ogata hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 17:14 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles loses the ball out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Brian Boykin (SF), Keith Robbins (PF), Brad Hogan (C) Charley Slawski, Tony West, Stephen Niles, Michael Dean, Stephen Tapia | |
| Subs | Butler | Erasmo Russo (PG), John Bublitz (PF), Alphonse Pena (C) Earl Hisey, Marion Ogata, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 17:12 | Butler | Sylvester Herring picks off the pass by Thomas Mikkelson in the backcourt | 35-37 |
| 16:56 | Milwaukee | Brad Hogan hits a jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 16:30 | Butler | Forest Alba comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 16:28 | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:11 | Milwaukee | Brian Boykin is fouled on the floor by Alphonse Pena - foul #2 on Alphonse Pena, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 15:58 | Milwaukee | Keith Robbins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 37-37 |
| 15:56 | Milwaukee | Keith Robbins tips it but misses | 37-37 |
| 15:54 | Butler | John Bublitz gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sylvester Herring (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian Boykin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Robbins (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brad Hogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Mikkelson (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forest Alba (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonse Pena (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Butler | Michael Jackson steals it from Thomas Mikkelson | 37-37 |
| 15:30 | Milwaukee | Michael Jackson lays it up and in | 39-37 |
| 15:07 | Butler | Alphonse Pena misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 39-37 |
| 15:06 | Milwaukee | Michael Jackson snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:55 | Milwaukee | Keith Robbins works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Brad Hogan | 41-37 |
| 14:53 | Butler | Erasmo Russo is fouled in the backcourt by Sylvester Herring - foul #2 on Sylvester Herring, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski (PG), Tony West (SG), Stephen Niles (SF), Michael Dean (PF), Stephen Tapia (C) Sylvester Herring, Michael Jackson, Brian Boykin, Keith Robbins, Brad Hogan | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Maple (PG), Charles Davis (SF), Marion Ogata (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Erasmo Russo, Forest Alba, John Bublitz, Alphonse Pena | |
| 14:37 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson misses the wide open shot in the paint | 41-37 |
| 14:36 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Stephen Tapia | 41-37 |
| 14:32 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-37 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Charles Davis scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Johnson and he's fouled by Stephen Niles - foul #2 on Stephen Niles, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 14:10 | Butler | Charles Davis makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 13:49 | Milwaukee | Michael Dean double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jeffrey Jones (PG) Charley Slawski | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 13:46 | Butler | Jeffrey Jones is called for the reach on Everett Maple in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jones, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| 13:20 | Butler | Charles Davis banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Johnson | 43-42 |
| 13:04 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:49 | Butler | Charles Davis misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 12:47 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 12:40 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marion Ogata - foul #1 on Marion Ogata, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Herman Allen (PF), Keith Robbins (C) Jeffrey Jones, Tony West, Michael Dean, Stephen Tapia | |
| Subs | Butler | Erasmo Russo (SG), Forest Alba (SF) Thomas Mikkelson, Marion Ogata | |
| 12:40 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 12:40 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:38 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring (SF) Stephen Niles | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 12:21 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Butler | John Bublitz (C) Jonathan Johnson | |
| 11:53 | Butler | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 11:52 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Charley Slawski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sylvester Herring (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Allen (fresh) C - Keith Robbins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Forest Alba (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - John Bublitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski misses the lay-in | 48-42 |
| 11:39 | Milwaukee | Michael Jackson tips it home | 50-42 |
| 11:20 | Butler | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Herman Allen - foul #1 on Herman Allen, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Jeffrey Jones (PG), Brian Boykin (SF), Michael Dean (PF), Brad Hogan (C) Charley Slawski, Sylvester Herring, Herman Allen, Keith Robbins | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (PF), Alphonse Pena (C) Erasmo Russo, Forest Alba, John Bublitz | |
| 10:52 | Butler | Alphonse Pena knocks in the runner in the paint | 50-44 |
| 10:41 | Milwaukee | Michael Jackson is hacked by Thomas Mikkelson - foul #3 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Tony West (SG) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Butler | Jonathan Johnson (C) Alphonse Pena | |
| 10:36 | Milwaukee | Charles Davis blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Jones | 50-44 |
| 10:35 | Butler | Marion Ogata grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:06 | Butler | Charles Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 10:05 | Butler | Marion Ogata tips it in | 50-46 |
| 09:43 | Milwaukee | Jeffrey Jones knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Tony West | 52-46 |
| 09:23 | Butler | Everett Maple's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Jones | 52-46 |
| 09:15 | Milwaukee | Brad Hogan misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Jonathan Johnson - foul #2 on Jonathan Johnson, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Stephen Niles (SF), Keith Robbins (PF) Jeffrey Jones, Tony West, Brian Boykin, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Hisey (PG), Erasmo Russo (SG), Forest Alba (SF), John Bublitz (PF), Alphonse Pena (C) Everett Maple, Thomas Mikkelson, Charles Davis, Marion Ogata, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 09:15 | Milwaukee | Brad Hogan misses the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 09:15 | Milwaukee | Brad Hogan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:13 | Butler | Stephen Niles takes the ball from John Bublitz in the backcourt | 53-46 |
| 09:12 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Niles | 55-46 |
| 09:08 | Butler | John Bublitz travels in the backcourt | 55-46 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Herman Allen (PF) Brad Hogan | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 08:58 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski misses short on an open jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Earl Hisey - foul #1 on Earl Hisey, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| 08:58 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 08:58 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 08:38 | Butler | Erasmo Russo's pass is intercepted by Stephen Niles | 57-46 |
| 08:26 | Milwaukee | Herman Allen is open and scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Charley Slawski | 59-46 |
| 07:57 | Butler | A charge is called on Alphonse Pena - foul #3 on Alphonse Pena, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring (PG), Tony West (SG), Stephen Tapia (C) Charley Slawski, Michael Jackson, Keith Robbins | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Maple (PG), Charles Davis (PF), Jonathan Johnson (C) Earl Hisey, John Bublitz, Alphonse Pena | |
| 07:45 | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring double dribbles | 59-46 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Michael Dean (PF) Herman Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sylvester Herring (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Tony West (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Niles (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Tapia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Forest Alba (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Jonathan Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Butler | Tony West steals the ball from Erasmo Russo | 59-46 |
| 07:14 | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| 06:49 | Butler | Everett Maple scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Erasmo Russo | 62-48 |
| 06:35 | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring is called for traveling | 62-48 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Keith Robbins (PF) Tony West, Stephen Niles, Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Marion Ogata (PF), John Bublitz (C) Erasmo Russo, Forest Alba, Jonathan Johnson | |
| 06:11 | Butler | Charles Davis clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Stephen Tapia - foul #1 on Stephen Tapia, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles (SF), Herman Allen (PF) Sylvester Herring, Stephen Tapia | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 06:11 | Butler | Charles Davis makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 06:11 | Butler | Charles Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 06:03 | Milwaukee | Herman Allen is whistled for traveling | 62-50 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Butler | Earl Hisey (PG), Forest Alba (SF) Everett Maple, Charles Davis | |
| 05:51 | Butler | Earl Hisey drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 05:37 | Milwaukee | Keith Robbins knocks in the runner in the paint | 64-53 |
| 05:15 | Butler | Forest Alba comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 64-53 |
| 05:14 | Butler | Marion Ogata pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 04:59 | Butler | Forest Alba scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Earl Hisey | 64-56 |
| 04:45 | Milwaukee | Forest Alba picks off the pass by Michael Jackson | 64-56 |
| 04:20 | Butler | Marion Ogata throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Sylvester Herring (PG), Tony West (SG), Brian Boykin (SF), Michael Dean (PF), Brad Hogan (C) Charley Slawski, Michael Jackson, Stephen Niles, Herman Allen, Keith Robbins | |
| Subs | Butler | Everett Maple (PG), Erasmo Russo (SG), Charles Davis (SF), Alphonse Pena (C) Earl Hisey, Thomas Mikkelson, Forest Alba, John Bublitz | |
| 04:06 | Milwaukee | Tony West is hacked by Charles Davis - foul #1 on Charles Davis, team foul #7 | 64-56 |
| 04:06 | Milwaukee | Tony West misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:06 | Butler | Erasmo Russo snags the defensive board | 64-56 |
| 03:48 | Butler | Tony West steps in front of the Charles Davis pass | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Milwaukee | PG - Sylvester Herring (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony West (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Boykin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Dean (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brad Hogan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Butler | PG - Everett Maple (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Erasmo Russo (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Marion Ogata (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Alphonse Pena (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Milwaukee | Brad Hogan misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 64-56 |
| 03:21 | Milwaukee | Michael Dean pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 03:08 | Milwaukee | Brad Hogan buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Sylvester Herring | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Butler | Brian Boykin steps in front of the Erasmo Russo pass | 66-56 |
| 02:47 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski (PG), Michael Jackson (SG), Stephen Tapia (C) Sylvester Herring, Tony West, Brad Hogan | |
| Subs | Butler | Thomas Mikkelson (SG), Jonathan Johnson (PF) Erasmo Russo, Marion Ogata | |
| 02:36 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 02:35 | Butler | Alphonse Pena snags the defensive board | 66-56 |
| 02:18 | Butler | Everett Maple hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-56 |
| 02:16 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia grabs the defensive rebound | 66-56 |
| 02:16 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Tony West (SG), Stephen Niles (SF) Michael Jackson, Brian Boykin | |
| Subs | Butler | Forest Alba (SF) Charles Davis | |
| 02:01 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia's pass is intercepted by Forest Alba | 66-56 |
| 01:44 | Butler | Forest Alba misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 01:43 | Milwaukee | Michael Dean pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 01:25 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 66-56 |
| 01:24 | Butler | The rebound goes to Jonathan Johnson | 66-56 |
| 01:10 | Butler | Forest Alba misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 01:08 | Milwaukee | The rebound goes to Michael Dean | 66-56 |
| 00:56 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia drills a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Thomas Mikkelson - foul #4 on Thomas Mikkelson, team foul #8 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | | |
| Subs | Butler | Marion Ogata (PF) Alphonse Pena | |
| 00:56 | Milwaukee | Stephen Tapia makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Butler | Forest Alba buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Everett Maple | 69-59 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Milwaukee | Everett Maple is called for the reach on Stephen Niles in the backcourt - foul #4 on Everett Maple, team foul #9 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Herman Allen (PF) Michael Dean | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:48 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:48 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-59 |
| 00:41 | Butler | Jonathan Johnson scores on a shot from the right wing | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Milwaukee | Milwaukee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Butler | Butler is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Milwaukee | Stephen Niles's pass is intercepted by Everett Maple | 71-61 |
| 00:14 | Butler | Everett Maple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-61 |
| Subs | Milwaukee | Michael Dean (PF) Herman Allen | |
| Subs | Butler | | |
| 00:00 | Milwaukee | Charley Slawski runs out the clock | 71-61 |